Bristol Crown Court heard he chose to end his life when the pain from his "horrific and catastrophic" injuries became unbearable, reports the BBC.

Ms Wallace denies murder.

Mark van Dongen and Berlinah Wallace

The court heard Dutch national Mr van Dongen was left paralysed from the neck down and lost his left leg, the sight in his left eye and most of the sight in his right eye, after the September 2015 attack in Bristol.

He was later told he would require a "lifetime of constant and dedicated care".

In January this year, he travelled to Belgium where he ended his life in a euthanasia clinic.

Ms Wallace admits throwing a substance over Mr van Dongen but denies any intent to cause him harm.

She claims she believed that she was throwing a glass of water over him.